Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-15
JENNY LIND AT HOME.
The Quaint Little Old Woman-Her Ro.
mantle Marriage, Etc.

msnuc marriage, Etc.
h A London dispatch of few days since
says:
1t hardly seems possible that this quaint
little old lady, Nine. Lind-Goldschm
with whom | have recently spent so charm
ing an evening, is really the same "Jenny
Lind who thrilled the world with her uu-
paralleled voice and made it ring with her
praise generation or more ago. Although
never beautiful woman, the great canta-
trice, judging from the many different por-
traits that are hanging about her house.
must formerly have been attractive and en-
gaging in appearance, but to-day she is the
plainest, most old-fashioned little body i'm
aginable, dressing in the style of twenty
five years ago, with funny little cape
folded over her shoulders and a curiously-
fashioned cap on her head, underneath
| which her hair is drawn down smoothly
on her face over her ears. Added to these
peculiarities she wears dress made in
perfectly plain manner, gathered into a
belt at the waist, and with no attempt
| whatever at ornamentstion in the way of
trimming or overskirt.
Few people, | fancy, save her very init
mate friends, are aware of the exceedingly
romantic nature Of Jenny Lind's marriage,
not so many years ago, to Otto Goldschmidt,
| who is perhaps fully fifteen years her iu-
Nor, and, although bald-headed, rather
| elderly-looking gentleman, still appears to
be much younger than his talented wife.
| When Jenny Lind came to America Sir
| Jules Benedict also came as her accom-
PIANIST. He was obliged to return for some
reason suddenly to England, and the great
| singer suddenly bethought her of poor
| young German musician, whom she had
! met some time before in Germany, and rs
| soon as possible secured his services in the
place of Sir Jules Benedict's. The young
man, like all who came within sound of
| the magical voice, soon became her slave.
| Never dreaming that he might in any way
| hope for return of his passion, be de-
termined to leave her, and upon announc-
| ing this fact and telling her he could no
| longer endure her perfect Indifference to
| him she told him of her concealed love for
him, and they soon went together to Eng
! land, where they were married and have
since lived.
Their present residence is ! Morton
| Gardens, Bolton, S. W., and is comforta-
bic rather than pretentious abode. 1t is
| full of souvenirs of Jenny Lind's early tri-
umphs, and there are also many valuable
pictures. A large portrait of the Princess
Christian is hung in a conspicuous place,
and is the gift of her Royal Highness, who
was a favorite pupil and is now a warm
friend of Madame Lind Goldschmidt, often
coming to visit her in the most informal
way. Jenny Lind is also great favorite
with the Queen and the royal family gen.
orally. Madame Lind Goldschmidt has
three children one daughter and two sons,
none of them, however, having the least
musical talent. One is in the army.
There is little left of the once glorious
voice of Jenny Lind, and she rarely uses it
at all except in instructing some pupil
how to render passage of song She is
a most charitable woman, and for some
years has had a class of ten poor girls
whom she teaches twice week at her own
home, and prepares for opera and concert.
She is, however, very careful in selecting
for this class only those who have very
decided talent and unusual natural voice
The failing health of "the greatest singer
that has ever lived will deprive many a
poor girl of her valuable instruction, and
perhaps the musical world of some brilliant
| Philadelphia Press.